So whats the difference between springs

  • The heavy duty ones are for carrying heavy loads

    Votes: 7 63.6%

  • The heavy duty ones are for offroading

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • They are the same only heavy duty ones are made better

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • Ant a clue.

    Votes: 3 27.3%
  • Total voters
    11
  • Poll closed .
:D Can't believe I just voted in a daft poll:D :D And I gave it more thought than I did at the last elections:D :D
 
And I gave it more thought than I did at the last elections
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Cos it's more important than the elections.

I just wanna know what suspension to get. An some on here from what they've posted seem to think that heavy duty is for better handlin off road.
 
**** off! their idiots. why would harder springs be better for offroad? unless you have a fully loaded expedition landy. it all comes down to how much weight you carry. you may need a pair on the front if you have a 8274-50 but apart from that i dont see why you would need them
 
i always thought you wanted low poundage (really springy) off road, high poundage (hard as ****) for carrying , and standard if you do a bit of everything but mostly on the road.
 
you can pick up newish standards cheap on the bay cos alot of people change em for heavy duties or lifts when new. esp. the utility company's
 
If you want the ultimate, go for 1" lift springs with slightly softer than standard poundage, will sit about standard height. Dislocation cones and extreme articulation kit, and you can go anywhere ;)
 
just wondering about 2" lift kits. why do they say uou need dislocation cones when putting 2"+ springs and +2" shox on. surly if you give everything + 2" lift your springs wont dislocate anyway?
 
tom69 said:
just wondering about 2" lift kits. why do they say uou need dislocation cones when putting 2"+ springs and +2" shox on. surly if you give everything + 2" lift your springs wont dislocate anyway?
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I've seen my mates 2" lift kit hang down about 4" on some extreme cross axleing sections when trialling. If you want maximum articulation, you want the tops of your springs to hang free with dislocation cones so they sit back in the correct place again as you level out.

If you keep your springs clamped at the top, with a 2" lift you won't get much more articulation than standard set up (try the twist-off challenge), but if they are loose with cones fitted, you can go a lot further. You might need thicker bump stops to prevent the uphill wheel getting jammed between body and chaasis though :eek:
 
just wonderd if it was all a myth that it would fully dislocate. i could easily imagine +2" shoix allowing standard springs to dislocate but not +2" springs aswell. but if you say they do im a happy bunny and will get that lift kit iv been bangin on to my girlfriend for weeks about:)
 
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